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Visual Documentation of the College Meltdown Needed

Higher Education Inquirer

The Higher Education Inquirer is looking for images to document the College Meltdown which began in 2010. Images of these closed schools can be used to document an important part of US higher education history. But as a historical document, the list is telling.

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Discounted tuition by major devalues the humanities (letter)

Inside Higher Ed

Before we start down this slippery slope, let’s consider what we can do to address the assumptions and change the crisis narrative surrounding the humanities. Discounting tuition for the humanities reinforces already unsustainable and inequitable practices. Rising student loan debt and tuition need to be addressed.

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Why fintech, and how is political science useful for a fintech job?

HEPI

How could a degree in History and Politics be so useful in financial technology? Humanities and social sciences degrees have come under attack for their lack of utility, seemingly not useful in a world of big data and where artificial intelligence could soon penetrate every part of our daily lives. And how did I end up in fintech?

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Rhodes College to Establish Institute for Race and Social Transformation

Insight Into Diversity

Projects will range from documenting the oral histories of Black Memphians during the Civil Rights era to understanding where resources should be situated in our city to better serve our neighbors who are unhoused,” said Natalie Person, iRaST director and dean for curricular development at Rhodes, in a press statement.

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Rhodes College Awarded $800,000 for Research on Racial Equity

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Awarded by the Andrew Mellon Foundation, the nation’s largest supporter of the arts and humanities, the college has announced the creation of the Institute for Race and Social Transformation. “We And we are a vibrant, culturally rich city with a very interesting history that the rest of the world doesn't know much about.”

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Teacher-Run Organization Seeks to Educate Students on Historical Resistance Efforts

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Two major New York state universities are collaborating with a teacher-run organization seeking to teach communities and students about civil resistance in local history, creating an online platform to display the organization’s curricula and local resistance efforts.

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How will technology change education in the future?

HEPI

There is a long history of people getting their predictions about the future of technology, including the future of technology in education, wrong. There are well-documented challenges with a full return to high-stakes exams, but we need to weigh up the different options carefully.